README file for AXIS, a front-end for LinuxCNC
Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006 Jeff Epler <jepler@unpythonic.net> and
    Chris Radek <chris@timeguy.com>



ABOUT AXIS
==========

AXIS is a front-end for LinuxCNC with file preview and live plot.

The AXIS user interface is intended to be self-documenting by use of
familiar controls and plain language on tooltips and menus.  A few less
evident features are documented by Help > Quick Reference.

Python 2.4 or newer with Tkinter is required.  Hardware accelerated
OpenGL is nice, but not required.


INSTALLATION
============

AXIS is now automatically built with LinuxCNC when the required packages
are installed.


LICENSE
=======

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.


Portions of the program, located in the "thirdparty" subdirectory of the
source distribution, are covered by other licenses.  Please see those
files for details.
